The Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, and TV anchor Rufai Oseni clashed on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Tuesday, February 11.
The exchange started when Rufai questioned the show’s guest, Bwala’s decision to serve in the same government he had previously criticized and mocked. While responding, Rufai interjected, saying that Bwala should answer the questions he was asked rather than deflecting. Bwala in his response, asked the TV anchor not to control him as if he were a secondary school student.
“I’m not writing JAMB here; you cannot control me or talk to me like a secondary student. If you ask a question, pack and listen to the answer.” Bwala sai
Prior to his appointment into the current administration, Bwala had accused Tinubu of rigging the election and questioned his moral legitimacy. At the time he condemned the Tinubu government, he was a spokesman for the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
During the interview, Rufai asked why Bwala is serving in a government he had said was a ‘’joke and a night of thousand laughs”.
Responding, Bwala said; ‘’I was in the opposition. The role of the opposition is to oppose the government. In doing so, you deemphasize the strength of the government and emphasize your strength. Where they have strength, you allow them to argue their matter. When I made a decision on the 10th of January after I visited the President, I speak well of the president and support his government.”
An X user with @MezieAbi, Mezie Abia, said, “Daniel Bwala is a shameless man who speaks from both sides of the mouth. He’s in the league of Reno Omokri and FFK who can even sing the devil’s praises as long as they’ll have some crumbs to feed on from the devil.
“Daniel Bwala called Tinubu unprintable names on this platform, today, he’s shamelessly defending all the unprintable things he called Tinubu just this yesterday. Reno Omokri called Tinubu a drug lord who must be stopped and even led a protest against Tinubu in London, today, Reno Omokri is defending every single name he called Tinubu just yesterday.
“Femi Kayode called Tinubu names and even mocked Tinubu’s teeth, today, Tinubu is using the same poisonous teeth to cut the National cake for FFK and of course, he still shamelessly swallows the cake. Men with no ounce of integrity.”
In another post directed at Oseni, another user simply identified as Akereyejo (@Palermo_seun) cautioned the Arise broadcaster to uphold professionalism in the discharge of his duties.
He tweeted, “As a journalist, you should be objective in your questions because the goal is to inform the public about government policies. However, he barely gathers any useful information from his interviews, as he is more focused on entertaining his viewers.”
In another post, Sola Ogunlola (@sola_ogunlola) said, “But you know every journalist can’t be slaves to the politicians. Any public office holder that can’t be squeezed is not ready to serve.”
A tweep by AnzehAjose (@anzehnangah) stated that “Bwala’s only response to this was that he was in the opposition, which is why he criticised. He had no conviction in what he said then and has no conviction in what he is saying now. What else do we need to know that these politicians have no principles or ideologies? Selfish people.”
Olanrewaju Michael (@iwologbon) said, “Some things are better left unsaid. The same person he criticised finds him worthy of appointment into an important role, why make it sound like it’s supposed to be a death sentence to take such an appointment? There are other issues to discuss about. Rufai can do better, Fr.”
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